Port Angeles, USA
DURATION
6 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 10,830 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
* including housing and additional fees, international students can expect to pay around $19,575 per year
Key Summary
Introduction
Complete your Multimedia Communications Graphics, Associate in Applied Science-Transfer (AAS-T). This program prepares students for entry-level employment in a variety of digital media careers including graphic design, digital photography, e-book design and publishing, content development for websites, and design for print publications. Foundation courses provide individuals with hands-on experience using a number of multimedia and graphic software applications. Core courses teach students an understanding of visual communications and provide a strong foundation of multimedia concepts and skills. Capstone courses offer a unique opportunity for students to interact with local businesses, entrepreneurs, and clients while creating a collective portfolio of student work. Some courses in this degree concentration are not offered online. Students are required to have access to Adobe Design Premium software, supply their own digital still and video camera, Adobe Creative Cloud, personal website including domain and web hosting for Portfolio and subdomains for web-based projects, a digital camera for photography and video, and books for this degree option.
Special Features
- Encourages students to explore how multimedia technologies impact art, business, and education.
- An up-to-date curriculum that adapts to the rapidly changing field of multimedia.
- Significantly more cost-effective than most private and public schools.
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Program Outcome
When this program is completed, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the core concepts, terms, tools, and methods used to create digital video, illustrations, page layout documents, and web-based multimedia content
- Plan, filmed, and edit, and publish digital videos on the internet
- Digitize, manipulate, and prepare photographic files for print and web publication
- Plan, create, implement, test, and manage multimedia tasks
- Produce a website portfolio that showcases individual multimedia competencies
Admissions
Curriculum
Sample Schedule
This Sample Schedule is provided as a guide for a full-time student starting in the fall quarter whose goal is to earn the Associate in Applied Science-Transfer (AAS-T). The typical student schedule is based on entering the program during the fall quarter, however, some programs allow students to enter in the winter or spring as well. Since not all do, please confirm with an advisor whether this program must be started during a specific quarter or not.
First Quarter (Fall)
- Art Appreciation
- Introduction to Multimedia Graphic
- Introduction to Multimedia Web
Second Quarter (Winter)
- English Composition I
- Principles of Digital Photography
- Digital Image Editing I
Third Quarter (Spring)
- Math in Society
- Advanced Digital Photography
- Social Sciences +
Fourth Quarter (Fall)
- Introduction to Mass Media
- Introduction to Graphic Design
- Infographic and Data Visualization
Fifth Quarter (Winter)
- Intro to 3D Design
- Advanced Image Editing
- Digital Illustration
Sixth Quarter (Spring)
- E-Book Design and Publishing
- Digital Portfolio
- Digital Storytelling
- Multimedia Elective +
Career Opportunities
There is a high demand for talented people with digital media skills and an increasing number of employers are seeking workers with knowledge of multimedia communication tools. Graduates may find positions with a variety of multimedia-oriented companies and organizations in the public and private sectors.
- Digital illustrator
- Graphic designer
- Multimedia developer
- Photographer
- Print production artist
- Web content developer
English Language Requirements
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